GRE Word List

CONSTITUENT

a member of a constituency

The meaning of the word constituent is a member of a constituency.

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WordMeaning
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
irksometending to irk : tedious
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
cowthe mature female of cattle (genus Bos)